Cooking utensil.



P. W. HAMILTON. COOKING UTENSIL. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 1.6, 1912.

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noaaeaa To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, PINCKNEY W. HAMIL- TON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking Utensils, of which the Jfollowing is a specication, reference'V being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to cooking utensils, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a stewing pan or receptacle that can be advantageously used in the prepara-v tion of various kinds of food, the pan being constructed to'prevent food from burning and to insure an veven and thorough cooking of the food. j

. Another object of the invention is to provide a stewing pan with an adjustable at tachment that can be used for variou'spurposes in the preparation of various kinds of food.

A further object of'this invention is lto accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction thatis simple, free' from injury by ordinary use,l inexpensive to manufacture, and highly eiicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

With the above and other objects in view A3C the invention resides in a novel construction, comblnation and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter speciicallyvdescribed and then claimed. i

Reference will now be had to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference-riesignate correspondin parts throughout the several views, in w ich i Figure' 1 is a perspective view of the cooking utensil partly broken away and partly l in section, Flg. 2 is a plan of the saine, Fig.

3`is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the utensil, Fig. 4 is a plan of 4a modified form of the utensil, and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the same.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a pan or receptacle having a iat -bottom 2 and the upper edges thereof provided with a rim 3. `The pan or receptacle has a handle or bail 4.

in lieu of the wire gauze a foraminous body j can be used. The basket 5 is of a less depth and diameterthan @the rece tacle 1 and has a flat bottom 6 with roun ed lower ed es 7. The upper edges of thebasket are reino Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 7, 19111.

5 denotes a basket or cage, preferably' made of strong and durable wire gauze, but

,Patenten anatomia.

Serial No. 612,914.

ably attached a andle or bail 9. rlhe basket 5 is reinforced by lil-shaped straps 10 arranged upon the bottom and outer sides of said basket, the straps 10 crossing one another at the bottom of the' basket, and connected by a rivet or other fastening means 11. The lower edges of the basket are reinforced by another hoop 11a, whereby the edges of the basket cannot be indented or `'otherwise injured, said hoop being suitably connected to the basket.f The upper ends of the straps l0 suitably connected, as at 12 to the hoop 8 and the ends of the ets 13 adapted to rest upon the upper edges 3 of the receptacle -1 and support the basket 5 centrally of said receptacle and in a raised posltion relatively to the bottom 2 of said receptacle.

Suitably connected to the outer sides of the straps 10, adjacent to the hoop 8 are superimposed channel shaped holders 14 and adapted to be detachably mounted in these holders are angle brackets 15 also adapted to rest upon the upper edges of the receptacle 1, when 'it is desired to support the basket 5 at a greater elevation than is capable by the brackets 13.

A modication of .the invention is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, wherein the holders 14 are dispensed with and the straps 10 and the basket 5 are provided with diametrically opposed apertures 16 toreceive basket upon the upper edges of the receptacle 1.

From the foregoing it vwill be observed that I have devised an attachment for a cooking utensil that can be positioned in the receptacle for preparing various kinds of food, the iiat bottom of the basket insuring an even and thorough cooking of the matter contained wit-hin the basket, also preventing \'the matter from Contactin with the sides of the receptacle and burn1ng. .The basket can be used for steaming purposes when placed in an elevated position within the receptacle and with a small quantity of Water boiling in the bottom of the receptacle. It permits of two kinds of food being prepared within the receptacle without commingling andfacilitates the draining of any food prepared therein.

The labor of cooking is minimized and since the possibility of scorching or burning forced by a hoo or ring S to which is suiti rods 17 the ends of said rods supporting thev En emana ramena otuGEo food in the pan or boiler is eliminated, such vegetables as potatoes, rice, spaghetti can be advantageously cooked, While eggs, string 1 beans, corn and other -mattei" can be boiled.

cept-acle or basket with solid Walls, whereby a double boiler` will be provided for the preparation of various kinds of foods.

While in the drawings there are illustrated the preferred embodiments vof the in# vention, it 1s to be understood that the structural elements thereof can be changed, as to the size, shape, material and manner of assemblage, Without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

In combination, a receptacle, a foraminous basket, a series of reinforclng straps secured to the bottom of said basket and havingverti'cally disposed portions terminating in lateral projections at the top of the basket to engage the top edge of the receptacle for ,suspending the basket above the bottom of the receptacle and with its top edge substantially in alinement with the top edge of said receptacle, channel shaped holders formed in spaced relation to each other upon the outer face of the 4vertical portions of each of said straps and arranged below said lateral projections, angle brackets capable of extending in and projecting from said holders Y PINCKNEY W. HlAllIILTON.

Witnesses:

` MAX H. Snonovrrz,

CHRISTINA T. Hoon. 

